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(88) Date of publication A3: 15.02.2007 (43) Date of publication: 05.09.2007 Bulletin 2007/36 (21) Application number: 05854589.8 (22) Date of filing: 15.12.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06F 11/10(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/045909 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/068993 (29.06.2006 Gazette 2006/26)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK YU (30) Priority: 21.12.2004 US 22350 (71) Applicant: SanDisk Corporation Sunnyvale, CA 94089 (US)	(72) Inventor: TOMLIN, Andrew San Jose, CA 95132 (US) (74) Representative: Hitchcock, Esmond Antony  Lloyd Wise Commonwealth House 1-19 New Oxford Street GB-London WC1A 1LW GB-London WC1A 1LW (GB)